Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Home Office: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: AI is being used for a range of purposes in the Home Office to improve business delivery as part of overall digital improvements in the department with well-established systems such as e-Gates, to allow entry at the Border; in our passport service, to sup...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial IntelligenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI) is improving the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) efficiency, security and analysis. Over the last year, that has included using AI for language translation, document classification and data analysis, in s...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73675More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: The tools available in HM Treasury include two secure Large Language Models (LLMs) which can be interacted with as you would a chatbot. There are a wide range of possible uses for these tools, including drafting, summarising and rewording text. The other ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73674More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Over the last year, the Cabinet Office has used artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency, improve productivity, and accelerate operational speed across government.The Department’s goal has been to use AI - where reasonable and possible to do so - to ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: ComponentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what components of wind turbines are (a) supplied and (b) manufactured in the UK.
Answer: The Offshore Wind Regional Growth Prospectuses set out a range of current manufacturing and services capabilities in the UK, as well as growth opportunities, including in blade, foundation and cable manufacture; secondary steel components; cable installat...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCraig and Lindsay ForemanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) diplomatic and (b) consular support his Department has given to Craig and Lindsay Foreman in the last three months.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by Craig and Lindsay's detention in Iran. We are providing them with consular assistance and remain in close contact with their family members. We continue to raise the case directly with the Iranian authorities.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCraig and Lindsay ForemanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Iran.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by Craig and Lindsay's detention in Iran. We are providing them with consular assistance and remain in close contact with their family members. We continue to raise the case directly with the Iranian authorities.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to local authorities to support (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who have English as a second language in each of the last five years.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding to local areas for mainstream schools. The NFF includes an English as an additional language (EAL) factor. Pupils attract this funding to their school if their first language is not English...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) teachers and (b) head teachers on teaching pupils who have English as a second language.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not recently met with teachers or headteachers to discuss teaching pupils whose first language is other than English.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total cost of support provided to pupils with English as an additional language in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in each of the last five years.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding to local areas for mainstream schools. The NFF includes an English as an additional language (EAL) factor. Pupils attract this funding to their school if their first language is not English...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total cost of (a) translations and (b) interpretation services in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each of the last three years.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding to local areas for mainstream schools. The NFF includes an English as an additional language (EAL) factor. Pupils attract this funding to their school if their first language is not English...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who do not speak English as their first language who arrived in the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested data on the number of primary and secondary school pupils who have English as an additional language can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.The m...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who have English as a second language.
Answer: The requested data on the number of primary and secondary school pupils who have English as an additional language can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.The m...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) NICE and (b) NHS England on the (i) availability of and (ii) access to new treatments for patients with secondary breast cancer.
Answer: Ministers and Department officials have regular discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHS England on a range of issues including access to new treatments.NICE makes recommendations for the National Health Servic...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: BoatsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats have been found carrying (a) drugs and (b) weapons upon arrival in the UK in the last year.
Answer: All migrants arriving by small boats are subject to physical searches upon arrival, and clothing is removed and replaced as part of initial reception processing.Some small weapons – for example, knives – have occasionally been seized as a result of those ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: BoatsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what search procedures are conducted on migrants immediately upon arrival from a small boat.
Answer: All migrants arriving by small boats are subject to physical searches upon arrival, and clothing is removed and replaced as part of initial reception processing.Some small weapons – for example, knives – have occasionally been seized as a result of those ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of Class A drug smuggling across the English Channel in migrant small boats.
Answer: All migrants arriving by small boats are subject to physical searches upon arrival, and clothing is removed and replaced as part of initial reception processing.Some small weapons – for example, knives – have occasionally been seized as a result of those ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Court of JusticeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on responding to non-binding rulings of the United Nations International Court of Justice where they relate to the UK.
Answer: While not legally binding, rulings such as the International Court of Justice's advisory opinions carry significant weight and are likely to be highly influential on any subsequent court or tribunal considering the same issues, so the UK will take them in...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve access to new treatments for patients with secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that the National Health Service diagnoses cancer earlier and treats it faster so that more patients, including those with breast cancer, survive.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes re...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make provision for the early diagnosis of blood cancers in the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as well as other unstageable cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, in order to improve out...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the adequacy of targets based on the staging of solid tumours for the early diagnosis of blood cancers in patients.
Answer: The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer as early and fast as possible. There have been improvements in the prognosis of blood cancer patients, with patients now living twice as long. However, we recogni...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of GP visits before diagnosis for patients with blood cancer.
Answer: The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer as early and fast as possible. However, because of the state of the NHS this Government inherited, we recognise that patients with cancers with non-specific sympt...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of blood cancer patients diagnosed through A&E.
Answer: The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer as early and fast as possible. There have been improvements in the prognosis of blood cancer patients, with patients now living twice as long. However, we recogni...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the early (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of blood cancer.
Answer: The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer as early and fast as possible. There have been improvements in the prognosis of blood cancer patients, with patients now living twice as long. However, we recogni...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish data on the number of foreign nationals residing in the UK and living in social housing.
Answer: Housing is a devolved matter, with each of the four nations of the UK developing their own policies and data collections to monitor the impact of them. The English Housing Survey published by my Department, which can be found on gov.uk here, shows that th...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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